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The ability to store solar power for use when the sun isn't shining would be a dream come true for home owners who have invested in solar panels.
Many thousands of houses are now using hi-tech blackboxes to store solar energy for use at night.
At the moment, solar panels provide “free” energy. Read more

It has been discovered that subsidies being granted on household energy bills have caused a boom in polluting “diesel farms” across the UK so the grid can meet periods of high electricity demand.
One programme for the National Grid has almost a quarter of Britain's back-up power provided by. Read more

The increase in the UK's solar PV generation has contributed to the National Grid forecasting its “lowest ever” peak level demand this summer.
At 37.5GW, the National Grid's estimate of peak demand, published in their summer outlook, is 900MW lower than the same figure for last year.
The rise. Read more

Last month the UK and Norway signed an agreement to build what will become the world's longest interconnector from the town of Kvilldal, in southwest Norway, to Blyth, in northeast England.
The document, which was signed at the British Embassy in Oslo by representatives from National Grid, the. Read more

Using the same technology inside their electric cars, Tesla is working towards developing lithium-ion batteries for the home, according to a statement from CEO Elon Musk.
The batteries would be used to store excess commercial energy collected from solar panels of homes and businesses, and then. Read more